The Heren Istarion or Order of Wizards was an organisation of mighty individuals who had been sent to middle-earth by the Valar to aid the free peoples in their struggle against Sauron.The exact number of the members of the Heren Istarion was not known but their heads were believed to be five individuals, known as the five wizards.The supreme Head of the order was always the white Wizard.
The five wizards[]
- Alatar (Morinehtar, Helaman, the bearer of the root)
- Curumo (Curunir, Saruman, Sharkey, Sharkû)
- Olorin (Gandalf, Incánus, Tharkûn, Shorob, Mithrandir)
- Pallando (Romestamo, Lianis, the Soul-Keeper)
- Aiwendil (Radagast, the bird-tamer, the master of shapes and hues)
- Melian (former leader of the Guardians of the Elves, who would become the Istari in later Ages).
Lesser Wizards[]
The Games MERP and LOTRRPG both suggest lesser Wizards as members of the Heren Istarion. These can be lesser Maiar who accompanied the five Wizards or elves or mortals who were accepted as members of the Order via Wizard's apprenticeship.
Known lesser Wizards[]
- Alcarin
- Aramîr
- Aranna
- Athelwyn
- Avatan
- Beredu (presumed)
- Bilroy the Brown
- Briley the Scarlet
- Brunebeno
- Calenglín
- Camlan the Healer (presumed)
- Carangûl
- Carûgal
- Drexle
- Erdûr
- Galva (still an apprentice)
- Greenfield
- Huva
- Istern
- Kare
- Marcatio the red Mage
- Maur
- Meriot (presumed)
- Rána (still an apprentice)
- Rook
- Saerol
- Taladhan (still an apprentice)
- Telede
- Tolodin (presumed)
- Valecarn (still an apprentice)
- Yirokhsar (or perhaps an alias of one of the Ithryn Luin?)
Notes[]
Tolkien gave contradicting statements on the exact number of the members of the Heren Istarion. While most of the time he just mentions five in at least one other text he stated that there were five Wizards who were the heads of the Order, leaving open the possibility of a greater number of lesser Wizards. The Nature of Middle-earth also suggests that Melian was chief of the "Guardians of the Elves" in the First Age, whose five other members included the exact same Maiar who would later form the Istari.